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Objave o profesionalnem boksu od 1890 za 1930.
V 2010, St. Louis je 58. največje mesto v Združenih državah Amerike in 19. največje metropolitansko območje. Ob prelomu stoletja, je bil peti ali šesto največje mesto v Združenih državah Amerike in največja zahodno od reke Mississippi. St. Louis had one of the largest clothing, shoe and beer manufacturing industries in
V 1910-ih, Ameriška profesionalna rokoborba se je trajno preselila iz legitimnih rokoborskih tekmovanj v vnaprej dogovorjene ekshibicije. Zanimanje oboževalcev, nadzor promotorja in manjša obraba rokoborcev sta igrala vlogo pri tem prehodu. Drugi pritisk, o katerem se manj govori, je bil zunaj samega športa. Pred 20. stoletjem, profesionalni boks je bil v ZDA nezakonit. Goli členek
Četrtek, Februar 26, 1903, Jack Johnson je branil svoj naslov svetovnega prvaka v obarvanem boksu v težki kategoriji proti neporaženemu Samu McVeyu. McVey je prinesel a 6-0 rekord s šestimi nokavti na prvenstveni tekmi. Ker so boksarski promotorji temnopoltim borcem zavrnili tekmovanje za svetovno prvenstvo v boksu v težki kategoriji, najboljši boksarji na prelomu stoletja so se borili za obarvanega sveta
After averaging 9 fights a year over the past 7 let, World Middleweight Boxing Champion Stanley “The Michigan Assassin” Ketchel was exhausted. Ketchel took a vacation on the Missouri ranch of his friend Colonel R. P. Dickerson in an attempt to regain his strength and enthusiasm for fighting. Ketchel never returned from vacation as he was shot and killed at
Marca 17, 1897, current World Heavyweight Boxing Champion James J. Corbett entered the boxing ring at Carson City, Nevada. Corbett faced the challenge of former middleweight boxing champion Bob Fitzsimmons. Corbett entered as the favorite enjoying both an almost twenty pound weight advantage and slick boxing skills. “Ruddy Robert” as Fitzsimmons was sometimes known won the World Middleweight Boxing Championship in
Julija 2, 1921 in Jersey City, New Jersey, reigning World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Jack Dempsey met light heavyweight boxing king Georges Carpentier. Boxing fans flocked to event resulting in the first million dollar gate in boxing history. The match would prove the old boxing adage, “A good big man always beats a good little man.” Čeprav Georges Carpentier
V torek, Januar 19, 1909, Dr. Benjamin Roller, Seattle zdravnik in pro wrestler, ki je bil dovolj dober za zmago ameriške prvenstvo Težji, nerazložljivo odločil poskusiti roko na profesionalni boks. Njegov nasprotnik je bil prijatelj in sparing partner, “Denver” Ed Martin, kdo bi zmagal obarvanega svetovnega Težji boks prvenstvo. Dr. Benjamin Franklin Roller was a unique athlete
Julija 3, 1905, Marvin Hart je začel boj za prosto naslov svetovnega prvaka kot 3 za 1 underdog. Jack Root, ki bi bila prva svetloba težka prvenstvo je bil favorit za uspeh nedavno upokojenega James J. Jeffries. Jeffries bi sodnik to naslovno zadetek, ki ga nadomešča. Marvin Hart je pred kratkim pretepli Jack Johnson. Widely considered the
“Terrible” Terry McGovern earned a reputation as one of the most powerful punchers in the history of the lighter divisions of professional boxing. McGovern weighed between 112 in 126 funtov. Unlike his fellow smaller fighters, who overwhelmed their opponents with punching volume, McGovern possessed exceptional knockout power. McGovern proved his power on Tuesday, September 12, 1899, when he fought British
After Jack Johnson became champion, a lack of strong contenders caused public pressure to mount on James J. Jeffires, the retired former heavyweight champion, to end his retirement and fight Johnson. Jeffries was considered the first and most credible of the “White Hope” contenders. V svojem prime, Jeffries probably couldn’t beat Johnson. At 35 years of age and nearly 300